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Uh-oh.

Okay, now get your hands off of me. Put your wine in, Lothian. We ain't gonna

hurt you.

The boss still needs you.

Oh, yeah? Yeah, well, tell him to go to hell!

Is it really gonna hurt?

I lied?

As long as your brain and your mouth are still working, Bachman don't care what

we do.

All

right.

Do it. Is that all you got?

What if I couldn't?

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I don't think so.

What are you doing out? Playing some games.

Hot.

Come on.

You know the rules about school nights.

After midnight.

Mom, I'm almost to the ultimate 13th level.

It'll have to wait.

Shannon.

Mom, you made me screw up. Now the boogeyman's got me. Good reason to stop.

Hey. Hmm?

There's someone in my closet.

That computer game is frying your brain.

This is what you saw.

Come on.

Get some sleep.

Did you just get here?

Where are we exactly?

Good question.

Were you playing for your city?

I think so.

But I don't remember what happened.

Me neither.

Is there anyone else here?

Just him.

Doesn't make any sense.

All the windows are locked from the inside.

Looks like this has been on all night.

We found a keys to our millennium in the other case.

Yeah, two days ago.

I think the perp's some kind of cyber-stalker preying on teenagers.

I'm going to download her files, check her email.

Mrs. Stark, you said she got frightened last night. Does she normally have

nightmares?

No, it wasn't a nightmare.

I thought she saw something in the closet.

She had just finished playing that creepy Fear City game where the

boogeyman gets you.

Mom!

I thought Fear City wasn't available yet.

She got a CD-ROM in the mail.

Damn. What?

This kid's a virtual Kirin Keys.

She's got passwords up to Yazoo.

You took her from me!

Easy now, Mrs. Stark.

Calm down.

Give me back my daughter!

We're going to help find her for you.

Now just put the gun down.

That's it.

It's okay.

Oh, great.

We're not going to get anything off this now.

Okay.

Give me one more minute.

There it is.

That's the last email sealed on the hard drive. Let me just print it out.

Now. Let's see if I can pop this video on.

Ah, bingo.

The hottest computer game of the century.

Fear City.

John, what's with the kidding? You are good.

I aimed to please.

I wonder how she got her hands on that. That game's been under lock and key.

We got another kidnapping.

Same M.O.

Call me if you get anything else off the computer.

Sure.

You got some vibes off of that CD, didn't you?

Not just a coincidence that the Keithair Corporation's in love.

I believe we're going to be in fate today.

Hello again.

Mr. Key sends his regrets.

He's away on business in Seattle, but asks that I accommodate your needs.

Do you know what that is?

Of course. We created it.

Yeah, but Fierce City isn't supposed to be available till midnight tonight.

We pressed a limited number of CDs to disperse for promotional purposes.

Two young girls who received the disc have vanished.

That is unfortunate.

I want to see the list of who got these.

Well. You'll have to talk to Rubicon Gaming.

Fear City was created by two of their designers, Roger Wakeling and Shane

Lothian.

Now get your hands off him. Quit your whining, Lothian. We ain't gonna hurt

you. Boss still needs you.

Oh, yeah? Yeah, well, tell him to go to hell!

Having trouble finding Lothian?

His contract with Kizar has been terminated.

What's the matter? He didn't like your dental plan?

Mr. Lothian was caught tampering with Fear City's ultra-web launch and

subsequently vanished.

We've alerted the authorities.

But if you encounter him, I would advise using caution.

He's unstable and dangerous.

I'll take my chances.

Tell your boss that I'm really sorry I missed him.

I helped him last night, and he vanished. If Keyes wants him, he must

know something.

The question is what?

The nocturnal avenger of Bay City right here in my office. How

exhilarating is that?

Did he autograph a poster for me? What are we going to do with Domino?

Domino.

We're going to do with Domino.

What we would do with any domino, Allie, we're going to play him.

But he knows about Lothian. Yes.

He's also very well connected in the city. He might even help us find our man

before we do.

What do you do then?

What do I do then?

I'd thank him.

I'd thank him a lot.

A lot. And then I'm going to make sure that Shane Lothian does not sabotage

Fierce City, which must go off on schedule.

I understand, but you have got millions of dollars put into this, and money

means nothing.

Ellie, nothing.

Fear City, to me, is taking that first step on the way to control the

future.

No more tyranny, a small-minded, dim-witted majority, just one

supremely intelligent individual running the show.

Sounds great, Mr. Keith.

Now go, go, go, go. Keep your hand to Mr. Domino. Don't lose it.

Rubicon Gaming's on the 19th floor.

What are you guys doing here?

Going up to see Roger Wakeman, pure city game designer.

Not without a say-off. He took a swan dive into the back courtyard about an

hour ago.

What happened?

Apparently, he suffered some kind of major breakdown, paranoid delusion.

Security found him raving like a madman, begging for protection.

There wasn't anybody else in his office.

He was backing away from this hallucination when he fell off his own

balcony. The czar?

Guess who he thought was after him.

Who?

The boogeyman.

Kezar Corporation interfaces cutting-edge computer graphics, high

adventure, and frightening reality into Fear City.

From the mind of Kieran Keen.

Available exclusively on the UltraWeb at midnight on Friday the 13th. Don't miss

out. Pre-order now.

So, with Roger Wakeling dead, we become even more interested in Shane Lothian.

Has anyone found him?

No, not yet. He seems to have disappeared into that proverbial thin

air. You do know that he's linked to these missing kids as well.

The list.

All three kids were on it.

Mm-hmm. They each received a Fear City demo disc for being top computer science

students. So much for academic achievement.

Yeah, the last kid to vanish was a classmate of Shannon Stark's. What about

the others?

They're under police protection.

I went through Shannon's email.

She kept in touch with the other kids and with Lothian. Do you see any kind of

pattern?

They all wanted hints on how to conquer Fear City's 13th level.

Seems pretty innocuous for a kidnapper.

Until about two weeks ago.

We logged a 911 call from Shannon's school.

Evidently, Lothian had snuck in during school hours. Now, this was after the

students had received their deaths. What was his reason for being there?

We don't know.

He was cornered in the computer lab and somehow vanished.

Guys,

that is totally wrong, okay?

Let's just start it again or something.

I don't know.

Let's try it again.

Hey, the rest of my new life is beautiful.

What we have here, people, is a state-of-the-art, top-of-the-line

lighting system. We are going to make you shine tonight.

Raleigh, do you mind?

Sorry.

Listen, we found the Keysar Millennium logo on one computer lab monitor.

It's obviously Lothian's calling card.

I'm not so sure.

Raleigh, if you shine that in my face one more time, I swear to God...

Whoa! What's the matter? I mean, you're afraid I'm going to melt you or

something? Get away from me!

What? Get away!

Do you understand?

Get!

Get away!

All of you, get back! Whoa, take it easy. Take it easy.

Okay.

What's wrong?

This Peter Steedy game is tough.

I can't even get past level 12 without the boogeyman getting me.

Don't you have something better to do?

Like play with your new lights?

Business is open downstairs.

Yeah, yeah. I'm just going to play one more game.

Yeah.

Level 13.

I am too good.

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto.

Hey,

hey, hey, hey, hey! Over here.

Who are you?

I'm Shane Lothian.

Forget it.

I brought you here. Now, look, time is running out. I need you and your

friend's help. You look like you need help, pal. Where am I?

What? You're in the ultra-web. I'm hiding from Kieran Keyes, where he's

least likely to look.

Hopefully. Look, if you know where those kids are, I suggest you start talking.

What? No, uh-uh. I tried to save those kids.

Keyes. He's responsible for everything.

Do you know Fierce City's villain?

The boogeyman.

I discovered him.

Right here in the Ultra Weapon. Now, thanks to keys, he's becoming real. Come

on.

Come on!

Black cat's been watching me for years and a month.

Becca, this has been the best year of my life.

Now, to the good stuff.

Okay, big P, small P. Small P. Small P.

Okay, okay, okay.

That's not right.

Get away from me.

Becca, what's the matter?

Full power.

So this boogeyman, is he a person?

Oh, not yet.

He's... He's a creature of circuitry, spawned from the world of the microchip.

Even our own science offers no rational explanation.

The keys had me integrate his power into Fear City. But now somehow he's escaped

from the game to terrorize Bay City.

Yes, yes, right, yes. But Keith can't control him. No one can.

The boogeyman has his own agenda.

By using the mind power of these kids, these genius kids that he's kidnapped,

he hopes to attain a permanent foothold in our world. This is crazy.

Listen to me!

If this game is released, Bay City will be transformed into an island of total

paranoia. A world where the boogeyman can't exist.

Okay, so how do we stop this thing?

The kids.

The kids who play the game.

They're the ones that most believe he's powerless without their collective

imagination.

Oh, it's this big guy right here. How clever.

We're on to you, Keith.

You're not going to get away with this.

Yes, I am.

The clock's ticking.

There's no stopping it.

Forget about me!

Hit the return key!

He's a fool. There is absolutely no stopping me.

We've got to talk.

Allie, look who I found.

You want me to take care of him?

No, not yet. Thank you very much.

Hello, kids.

Because tonight, at the stroke of midnight, the entire world is going to

get a taste of my very first little experiment.

Boogeyman.com.

Boogeyman.com?

Is that where he's got the kids?

Yes. Yes, it is. It's his engine into this world. Am I being remiss? Have I

thanked you for providing Fear City's essential ingredient?

You tricked me!

Get off me!

Yes, I did.

You have created the most powerful mind control in the history of the world!

The boogeyman is pure, ultra-web evil. He has no place!

In our reality.

He's too dangerous. But you understand the science of turning these ultra-web

beings into reality.

I am going to command an army of these creatures.

You can think of me as the Napoleon of cyberspace. How about that?

You are one thick bastard.

Yes, I am. Allie, it's time.

You're going to come around to my way of thinking one way or the other. I need to

know what's in your mind.

You're going to find out.

You freak!

See ya.

Oh, come on.

That was remarkable.

He one-upped me.

He did. He one-upped me. In high-speed digitization.

That brain is brilliant.

It's absolutely brilliant.

Allie, thug, spread out.

Find that brain.

Squash that brain.

That man is trouble.

No more trouble for me.

The city falling apart the boogeyman's out there and he's mine

Lothian

Oh, so long.

I got you.

You again.

Lothian!

Sit down!

Dad, don't you want to get over here?

What the hell does that mean, everybody? Besides, can I copy him a clue?

Get over there, now.

Detective, listen, something... I do.

Officer, please, if I... No.

Officer, listen to me. I need... Can somebody help me here, please? You...

You're a murderer!

Whoa, whoa! Wait a minute! Wait a minute! You don't understand!

Nelson,

get a hold of yourself!

Stop him!

Somebody kill him!

I'm here to help. I know about the boogeyman.

All right.

Who are you? Wait.

We're not alone.

No.

Get back.

You're one of them.

You're one of Key's little two-web creatures.

Pull in.

I'm on your side. No, stay away, you freak.

No!

We have to save the kids.

Move in.

Come on.

Show yourself.

When he digitizes again, Ellie, I want you to fire a burst from the scrambler.

Yeah, it's time for the scrambler.

Get keys.

Save the kids.

How?

Ultrawebs.

Bogeyman.com.

How do I bring them down?

Save the kids.

Bogeyman.

Creature of the night.

Use... Use what?

Lothian.

left until Fear City's midnight launch, Bay City is gripped with an inexplicable

fear of its own. The governor is deciding whether or not to call in the

National Guard.

Who's there?

Who's there? Get away from me!

Roy.

It's me, Johnny.

Clear your mind of the fear.

The boogeyman feeds off it.

That's it.

It's Johnny Manor.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

We don't have much time. I know where the kids are.

Log on to the ultra web.

I'm going in.

Okay. We're on the web.

All right.

Show yourself.

Johnny.

Hey.

Welcome back.

How long have I been out?

About 40 minutes.

Whatever hit you sure packed a punch.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Why don't you take it easy, man? What happened in there?

The boogeyman.

It was tougher than I thought.

Did you see the kids?

Yeah.

Help me up.

Why don't you relax, man? You're still groggy.

We have less than an hour till midnight.

Where's my suit?

I'm going back in.

What, and have the same thing happen again? That doesn't make any sense, man.

If we don't, we lose the kids.

This is much bigger than Keyes ever realized.

Fear City can't launch.

While you were out, I tried every hacker code I know. I can't crack Keyzar's

mainframe. The boogeyman.

Lothian said he was a creature of the night.

I hit him with the laser.

Light. Light.

That's the key to defeat the beast.

My new lights.

Of course. I can install high-powered halogen bulbs, rig them. I'll pick a

spot on the floor.

Question. How do we get the boogeyman here?

I'll get the kids. Lower them back.

I adjusted your eyepiece so that it would strobe instead of laser fire.

We'll be more effective against the boogeyman.

Let's do it.

Good luck.

Where am I?

Don't be afraid.

I'll take you home.

Don't be afraid. Come on.

Oh, no!

Oh!

Not!

Let's go.

Right here now.

Here I come.

Yes.

Roy, take him.

He's right behind me. Come on, guys, this way.

Here we go.

Stay here. You'll be all right.

Five minutes to midnight.

Interrupted my

You're like a virus.

Go and get to the board.

I'm not afraid of you.

Come on.

Come on.

That's it.

A little more.

Rolly now.

Night, man.

Keith. How interesting.

Fan out, fellas.

At least stay with the boys.

Here I am, in life or death control, over a very close friend of yours.

Again, well, not quite as close as your daddy.

Let him go, Keith.

You just back right off or your friend dies.

Thank you.

Nice place.

I like the vibes.

Where are the kids?

Eh, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitties. Where? Bring me the flower of American

youth. Forget it, Keith.

You have no leverage here. Bring me the kids.

Oh, hello, hello.

My little creature, people. This is the boogeyman. Boogeyman, this is people.

Soon you're going to be inhabiting the world at my size.

Don't be a fool, Keith.

He doesn't belong here.

You know, superhero, most people, what do they do? They look to the stars for

new forms of life. But I looked elsewhere and discovered gold.

I discovered a new world which works simultaneously with ours, but was

unreachable until right now. I have created an earthbound gateway

to this world.

It's the ultra web.

People are dying because of you.

I want you to think of me as an explorer for the new millennium. And with

exploration comes a few tragedies.

They're trying to kill us. Get them!

You

killed

him! Oh, Allie, not you.

He is...

You can't control this thing.

These things lack a little discipline, Nightman.

A little leadership. This is where I come into play.

This is not a game. Oh, it is a game. And I am chairman of the board.

Please. No.

Yes,

you did it.

You know who's master. Now, would you give him the kid's night, man, so he can

get back to the ultra web?

Not a chance.

It's payback time.

That's it. No more hesitation.

Where are the kids?

Come and get them.

Okay, we will. Boogeyman?

Go get the kids.

Okay, okay.

You've won this battle. But the ultimate victory will be mine.

Until next time.

Gotcha.

No one can defeat me.

So long as there's human imagination.

Well, if...

All right.

One for the smart kids.

Let's get out of here.

Game over.